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NY Giants End Season With Their Heads High Despite Crushing Loss to Eagles in NFC Divisional Playoffs

By Florence mafomemeh

Philadelphia Eagles – 38, NY Giant – 7. That was the lopsided score that brought to an end the Giants’ Cinderella run in the 2022 NFL season and NFC Divisional Round. 

It was such a sloppy game as the Eagles, one of the best teams all season, was just too much for the Giants to handle. They came into the game as the underdogs hoping that they could pull it off and get to the championship. 

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A Central Park Entrance Named “The Gate Of The Exonerated” In Honor Of “The Central Park Five”

By Florence Mafomemeh                           

An entrance to New York City’s Central Park is now called “The Gate of the Exonerated” named in honor of the Central Park Five, the five men whose convictions in the notorious 1989 rape of a jogger were all thrown out more than a decade later.

The Gate Of The Exonerated Named After The Exonerated 5
The Exonerated 5 who are honored with Central Park Gate Of The Exonerated  

New York City officials voted to honor the Central Park Five by naming the 110th Street entrance of Central Park the Gate of the Exonerated. Mayor Eric Adams called the project’s approval Monday “a moment of truth and reconciliation for New York City” and thanked Harlem community leaders for their advocacy. 

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Nikki Lucas And Keron Alleyne Face Off In Election Primary In New York’s Important 60th Assembly District In Brooklyn

By Florence Mafomemeh

The Democratic primary in New York’s 60th Assembly District is one of the races to watch. The contentious battle to fill Charles Barron’s recently vacated Assembly seat which began in February’s special election continues into the midterms primary.

Barron left the seat open when he moved back to his old seat at the New York City Council. The special election pitted Nikki Lucas against Keron Alleyne. Lucas won by 80 percent while Alleyne had 18 percent according to BOE results

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Two Sons Of Brooklyn Chuck Schumer And Hakeem Jeffries Become Two Of The Most Powerful Lawmakers In Washington

By Florence Mafomemeh                    

Brooklyn is in the House and Senate. Senator Chuck Schumer and Rep Hakeem Jeffries are making Brooklyn and New York proud by becoming the two most powerful lawmakers in Congress. Jeffries, who took over from Nancy Pelosi as Democratic leader in the House after her twenty-year tenure made history by becoming the first black leader in Congress while Schumer  returned as leader of the Senate after Democrats maintained control with a plus one majority, which is now 50-50 due to Kyrsten Sinema’s switch to Independent. 

Sen. Chuck Schumer And Rep. Hakeem Jeffries The Two U.S. Democratic Leaders In Congress

The two sons of Crown Heights who have known each other for a long time, have a lot in common, the most important being their shared leadership style: they move easily among progressives and centrists alike.

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Kathy Hochul Makes History By Becoming First Woman Elected Governor Of  New York 

By Florence Mafomemeh

Democrat Kathy Hochul has become the first woman elected New York governor, winning the office that she took over from former Gov. Andrew Cuomo in 2021 when he resigned over allegations of Sexual harrassment. 

Gov-Elect Kathy Hochul & Lt Gov Degaldo After Election Win

Gov & Lt Gov-Elect Kathy Hochul & Antonio Delgado After being Elected First Female Governor Of NY

She defeated Republican congressman Lee Zeldin, an ally of Donald Trump who ran a campaign focused on fear of violent crime. “Tonight you made your voices heard loud and clear. And you made me the first woman ever elected to be the governor of the state of New York. But I’m not here to make history, I’m here to make a difference,” Hochul told supporters on election night.

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